Dinosaurs




BIO372 : Extinction : Mass Extinctions : Dinosaurs

Web Activity: Dinosaurs

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1. When we talk about dinosaurs, we think of large prehistoric reptiles.

a) What is a dinosaur? When did dinosaurs live?

b) What distinguishes the dinosaurs from other groups of reptiles?

2. There are two main orders of dinosaurs.

a) What were they?

b) Describe the distinguishing features between the two dinosaur orders: skeleton, biped versus four-footed gait, diet.

3. Pick a dinosaur which has not already been listed by someone else in the assignment database and which you have not previously reported on.

a) List it in the assignment database.

b) Describe the dinosaur: its appearance, the order of dinosaurs to which it belonged, the mesozoic period(s) in which it lived. What source(s) did you use for reference?

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